When in 1932 Saradindu decided to try
his hand at detective fiction looked down upon in Bengali literary circles of that
time as frivolous ventures he scarcely expected Byomkesh Bakshi to become one
of the most popular and enduring creations in Bengali literature. Although largely
modeled on such greats as Conan Doyle's Holmes and chesterton's Father
Brown Byomkesh's appeal as the self-styled inquisitor a detective not by
profession but by passion found him a dedicated following among generations of
readers.

The present collection of stories all set in Calcutta of the fifties and
sixties, brings together four mysteries that put the sleuth's remarkable mental
agility to the ultimate test. In The Menagerie cracks a strange case involving
broken motor parts a seemingly natural death and the peculiar inhabitants of
Golap Colony who seem capable of doing just about anything to safeguard the
secrets of their tainted pasts. In the jewel case he investigates the mysterious
disappearance of a priceless necklace while in The Will That Vanished he solves
a baffling riddle to fulfill the last wish of a close friend. And in the Quills of the
Porcupine the shrewd detective is in his element as he expertly foils the sinister
plans of a ruthless opportunist.

Sreejata guha's translation captures brilliantly
the thrill and ingenuity of Byokesh's exploits just as it does Bandyopadhyay's
remarkable portrayal of a city struggling to overcome its colonial past and come
into its own.

When in 1932 Saradindu decided to try
his hand at detective fiction looked down upon in Bengali literary circles of that
time as frivolous ventures he scarcely expected Byomkesh Bakshi to become one
of the most popular and enduring creations in Bengali literature. Although largely
modeled on such greats as Conan Doyle's Holmes and chesterton's Father
Brown Byomkesh's appeal as the self-styled inquisitor a detective not by
profession but by passion found him a dedicated following among generations of
readers.

The present collection of stories all set in Calcutta of the fifties and
sixties, brings together four mysteries that put the sleuth's remarkable mental
agility to the ultimate test. In The Menagerie cracks a strange case involving
broken motor parts a seemingly natural death and the peculiar inhabitants of
Golap Colony who seem capable of doing just about anything to safeguard the
secrets of their tainted pasts. In the jewel case he investigates the mysterious
disappearance of a priceless necklace while in The Will That Vanished he solves
a baffling riddle to fulfill the last wish of a close friend. And in the Quills of the
Porcupine the shrewd detective is in his element as he expertly foils the sinister
plans of a ruthless opportunist.

Sreejata guha's translation captures brilliantly
the thrill and ingenuity of Byokesh's exploits just as it does Bandyopadhyay's
remarkable portrayal of a city struggling to overcome its colonial past and come
into its own.

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